What is the latest information on timetabling for CityRail?
Mr SCULLY: The State Rail Authority proposes to introduce a new timetable for the CityRail network. This month marks the anniversary of the 2000 Olympics. Rail services during the Games were one of the features of the best Olympics ever. The network carried more than 30 million passengers: a great effort by thousands of rail workers and volunteers. CityRail’s Olympics timetable achieved a high level of punctuality and reliability. That was done by simplifying the operation of the timetable. At busy stations extra time was allocated to the timetable to take into account the time needed to load and unload the tens of thousands of extra passengers. Train operations were simplified to minimise the number of times trains moved from one track to another. In addition, a more simple, repetitive stopping pattern was introduced to ease the manner in which trains were operating. Much of the Olympic legacy remains. There has been improved station access, cleaner trains and enhanced security. Milli
